I saw Leanne’s fantastic gallery of flowers in black and white and it inspired me to experiment with different editing tools.
I watched a technique on Snapseed to create a black background. Several attempts and a great deal of time later, I achieved something! I also had a look around my garden which has many white flowers blooming at the moment. I altered a few settings on my S24 to see what other images I could achieve.
This is a hobby that would take up hours of your time. It was fun to do, quite challenging but I did learn quite a few tips from various websites.
The theme for Monochrome Madness this week is birds, hosted by Elke @ Eklastic. We have so many birds here in Australia and all so colourful and it would be a shame to take away that colour. So I’ve opted for black or white, or both with just a touch of colour.
Australian IbisBlack CrowBlack CockatooNewly born cygnets following their motherCheeky KookaburraAustralian Pied CormorantOyster CatcherA Squadron of Pelicans
Monochrome madness this week is hosted by Sarah from Travel with Me and the topic is trees. Looking through my archives I see I have many photos of trees, we are surrounded by enormous trees where we live.
To be without trees would, in the most literal way, to be without our roots.” Richard Mabey
I did take a few new photos at the weekend especially for this challenge. I’m not sure they would look better in green though!
Weeping willows overlooking the small lake
Taken at one of our favourite places to visit on a Sunday, Chapel Farm in the Swan Valley.
The trees above are our neighbours and provide wonderful shade during the summer. The only problem with these are the red berries that fall and become squished onto the tiles! After taking this photo yesterday I saw this cheeky fellow peeking through. It looks AI generated but I assure you it’s not.
My dear hubby attempting to climb to the top of the Gloucester Tree in Pemberton, but I put the brakes on, as I was too worried that he might fall.
Palm Tree on Samosir Island, IndonesiaTree Stump somewhere in Western Australia
Playing around with photos with different editing tools is a lot of fun, I used Snapseed and the software on my S22 for these edits.
“Trees have a secret life that is only revealed to those willing to climb them” Reinablo Areras
This week Sarah from Travel with Me has chosen everyday objects for Monochrome Madness. I took Rosie to the playground yesterday and snapped a few of the equipment and used the shadows filter.
I’m not sure if playground equipment qualifies but I thought they were objects and used everyday!
Helter Skelter Slide
Swing like a monkey
Can you reach the top?
Practice your drumming skills
Fancy a Spin
Play a tune in the Sensory Garden
Test your balance
Everything in this playground is safe and fun. Squishy floors and tree bark to break any falls, safety chains on small swings and gates with locks at all sides. Nothing like the playgrounds of our youth, which were a veritable minefield. Vertical slides so high with smooth shiny surfaces to help you fly down and land in a heap on the concrete floor. Roundabouts that spun out of control as you held on for dear life and wouldn’t dare try to get off. Kids swinging and jumping off when it was at its highest. Most of you over 50’s probably broke a bone or knew someone who did!
Although saying that as we sat down for a snack on a bench, a kookaburra flew straight into Rosie’s face to see if he could snatch her croissant! We were both so shocked, she was so brave though and had a little quiver in her lips when she said “But I’m so kind to kookaburras”.
Had to laugh at this man, shouting at him, “I’m going to throw my cap at you”
